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An African-American woman gets her blood pressure taken while a nurse watches.
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4 MIN READ

Smart approach improves BP control for black, Hispanic patients

More than 90 percent of this Miami physician group’s patients with hypertension are African-American or Hispanic. Learn about the strategies they used to make big strides.

Hypertension
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3 MIN READ

April 19, 2018: State Advocacy Update

New AMA model state legislation is the latest AMA state advocacy effort.

Advocacy Update
Gina Tartaglia, Krystal Melton, Veronica GarcMarie T. Brown, MD, and team, an internal medicine specialist at Rush University Medical Center.ia, Marie Brown, MD, and Janet Forbes, MD.
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6 MIN READ

Try this streamlined approach for managing diabetes

When treating type 2 diabetes in your practice, look at the patient as a whole and make changes one innovative step at a time.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

Feb. 9, 2018: State Advocacy Update

"Share Your Story" initiative on ending opioid epidemic and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Doctor thinks about patient goals to reach health solution.
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5 MIN READ

To understand patient health priorities, ask: "What matters to you?"

Health coaches can help patients make strides with conditions such as hypertension or type 2 diabetes. Here is how asking, “What matters to you?” will help improve patient care.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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6 MIN READ

Jan. 25, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Treatment, not criminalization, for substance use disorders, AMA urges Nebraska to oppose APRN Compact and more in the latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Graphic of StepsForward for Health IT
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5 MIN READ

Taming your unruly in-basket is possible with a little teamwork

See how redirecting email traffic has helped one family practice declutter doctors’ in-boxes and provide patients with timelier care.

Scope of Practice
#Best of 2017 Reinventing Team Based Care
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2 MIN READ

Take these steps toward team care, better practice environment

From improved workflow and patient experience to teamwork and an empathic approach, these are our top 5 practice-management stories in 2017.

Scope of Practice
StepsForward graphic with magnifying glass highlighting A1c.
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6 MIN READ

Team-based approach helps patients better control type 2 diabetes

Setting goals, changing workflow can help your practice ensure patients with type 2 diabetes have better glycemic control and fewer complications.

Diabetes